afflato

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afˈfla.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: af‧flà‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin afflātus.

Noun

afflato m (plural afflati) (literary)

  1. (rare or figurative) breath, exhalation
    Synonyms: alito, soffio
  2. (figurative) inspiration
    Synonym: ispirazione
  3. (obsolete) exhalation (that which is exhaled)
    Synonyms: (uncommon) effluvio, esalazione

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

afflato (feminine afflata, masculine plural afflati, feminine plural afflate)

  1. past participle of afflare

Further reading

  • afflato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

afflātō

  1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of afflō

Participle

afflātō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of afflātus